I was seething in rage. If possible, I would have dragged her out of that junk metal and threw her in my car. It was that difficult for me hold onto my anger. My patience was hanging on a thin thread, and she surely was tugging at it hard. I gritted my teeth, my hands balled up in painful fists, as I tried to keep my calm. I could see Reyansh bouncing on his seat and that sight somehow satiated me. But the thought that she was about to take him away too, brought the fury back.

I glared hard and I could see the way she flinched. Taking in a deep breath, I stalked forward but stopped when she ignited the engine back. Well, if she was ready to step over me, I have no problem either. I resumed my walking and I knew she was challenging me with the way she gripped gear shifter. Slamming my hands on the bonnet of the car that made her jump on her seat, I clenched my jaw and nodded at her to get out.

"Kabir, leave! Get away from my car!", She snapped at me.

"Out!", I growled and watched as she cowered back.

"Kabir, move away else I'm driving over you.", She stated, weakly.

I chuckled. "Get out, Rivaah. Before I've to do so.", I snarled at her.

"Mo-Mommy, please stop.", I heard Reyansh whimpering silently.

Having enough of the drama she was putting up before me, I stormed to her side and dived my hand inside the open window, immediately unlocking the door. She gasped. Most probably realising that she had left the window open. Ripping the door open forcefully as she tried to close it back, I grabbed her arm and pulled her out. She stumbled on her steps, catching onto my arm to balance herself.

"Daddy!", I heard Reyansh scream.

"Kabir, leave me!", She hissed slapping on my shoulder.

"Stop!", I snapped and she froze for a moment.

"You've no right to stop me! I'm leaving and that's final!", She spat out.

"You're not leaving.", I declared through gritted teeth.

"We were not in any kind of relationship, Kabir! So stop manhandling me!", She tried to jerk her arm away from my grip, however I kept my hold strong on her.

"Stop before I really have to use my force on you."

"You're sick! I'm not tied to you!", She snapped.

I decided to get her in my car first before taking Reyansh. But as I had anticipated, it was not that easy. She gave a tough fight and I was resisting the urge to throw on my shoulder and place her in my car. That may draw unnecessary attention and I don't want that.

"Leave me!", She screamed as she struggled to escape my hold. "I'll call the cops, Kabir! Leave me please!", She began sobbing and I rolled my eyes.

"Mommy, don't cry! Daddy, leave her.", Reyansh peeked his head out of the window. I pinched the bridge of my nose. The situation was getting out of my hand now.

"Reyansh, get inside.", She said to him before turning to me. "Kabir, please. He's a child. Don't do this in front of him, please.", She begged me.

"Then walk with me to my car.", I emphasized.

"Kabir, I'm going back-", She couldn't finish as I slammed her against the car and she whimpered.

"You're not going anywhere!", I said to her face. She gulped and the tears began falling quietly.

"I hate you! How could you do this to my Mommy!", Reyansh scrambled to front seat and latched to his mother's back from window as he tried to soothe her. "You're monster! Stop hurting my Mommy!", He screamed at my face and I was taken aback.

"Reyansh, go back to your seat.", She whispered tapping on his arm that was around her shoulder.

"No! I'll protect you Mommy! I'll protect you and the baby!", He said as his hold tightened. She froze.

"Ba-Baby?", I whispered with a frown etched on my face.

"Nothing. He meant-"

"You're hurting mommy as well the baby inside her stomach!", He snapped at me with an angry glare.

It seemed as if my whole body stopped functioning. My hands shook and heart thudded like a wild animal trying to escape it's cage. I could hear the cars racing past me, the sound of the air and the waves colliding with the rocks. I looked at her in disbelief and she averted my eyes immediately.

Everything in me boiled in rage.

She was running away! She was running with my child! The fucking audacity she has!

I looked at her biting on my inner cheek to not let the beast unleash. I was seeing red, but the fact that Reyansh scaredly cowered back when he saw me, stopped me from lashing out on her.

"Last warning. Go and sit inside the car.", I said menacingly slow. I was literally shaking with anger, ready to burst any moment. And if now she tried to put a fight, I know I won't be able to hold it any longer.

She shakily stood straight and turned towards window. Getting Reyansh by his arms, she pulled him out of the window and locked her car after grabbing her mobile phone and handbag. She was crying when she walked towards my car and got inside silently.

I kicked the tires, before taking in few deep breaths.

I strode to my car and slid in before slamming the door shut. She was trying to calm Reyansh who was crying continuously on her lap. Starting the engine, I dived back into the sea of other cars and headed straight to mansion.

The huge electric gates opened and I drove in before parking the car on porch. Stepping out, I walked to her side and opened door. She quietly collected her things before getting out. Once done, I slammed door shut and took Reyansh from her.

"No, leave me! I don't wanna come to you!", He screamed hitting me on my chest and shoulders. I gulped down the clot of pain that bubbled up inside me. Grabbing her wrist, I took them both inside.

Because of Reyansh's loud yells and scream, everyone was soon in living room.

Mom gasped at the sight of us and came running towards me. "Is this- Is this-"

"Reyansh. Her son.", I said ignoring the soft sniffles I was hearing in my right ear.

"May I take him?", She asked gingerly and I frowned before leaning towards her. She smiled broad as she raised her hands up and took him. He went to her quietly, as if he was tired of resisting. He was still crying and that pained me. "He's so sweet. Just like- He's adorable.", It looked like she was trying to control her tears.

"I'll take him inside.", She said as she walked back upstairs and I saw him smiling sadly at his mother over my mom's shoulder. As if they were communicating through eyes.

I saw Ahana and dad following my mother upstairs.

Aarav stood on his place, his eyes down at his feet.

Tightening my hold around her wrist, I dragged her upstairs and towards my room. She halted the moment we were about to enter inside. When I glanced back at her, tears brimmed her eyes. She sighed and looked down at floor.

I glared at her one last time before stepping inside, pulling her forcefully along with me. She stumbled on her steps. Closing the door shut, I turned to face her and noticed her already staring at me.

"How dare you!?", I snarled as I stepped closer. She took a step back instinctively.

"How dare you try to run away with my child inside your womb!?", I asked grimly.

"It's-It's not yours.", She whispered pathetically.

"It's not mine!?", I hissed as I grabbed her arm and yanked her closer to me. She looked up at me frightfully. "Just how many men do you sleep with daily!?", I demanded and tears poured out of her eyes.

"That's none of your business!", She whispered trying to struggle her way out.

"Oh it fucking is! I don't know how many men you entertain daily and that really is none of my business. But the one inside you, might be. So until the medical tests confirms that it's not mine, you're here to stay!", I stated, with no room free for argument.

"Okay.", She breathed out and I left her there before walking out.

I grabbed a bottle of Scotch and made myself a neat drink.

I shouldn't have let her enter my life. She's a slut, who just didn't fuck me but also my life. And now, she was trying to run away with possibly my baby inside her. How fucking dared she!?

I downed the drink in one gulp and prepared another.

I'm gonna be a father.

The realisation dawned on me and I breathed out. A warmth spread inside me, soothing my chaotic mind. The disrupt of thoughts calmed down for a moment as the happiness fled inside and made its home. I smiled as tears brimmed my eyes.

I'll be a father.

Or. I might be a father.

But still, I want to believe that I'm the father. Because first, I've grown attached to her and second, I want her to carry my child and not some other man's. She's mine to claim and the sooner she realises this, the better for her. I won't let go of her.

But what if the child is not mine?

Then.... Then I'll throw her out of my life. Hate her for eternity for playing with my emotions. I'll not spare her if she had cheated on me with someone else. Agreed we were not in an exclusive relationship, but that doesn't fucking mean she can sleep with me one day and with some other man immediately after. I had told her the day we had sex, that I'll not let her go if the night proceeds. She knew what she was getting into. She knew what she was signing up for when she came to my office, seduced and had sex with me.

I'll not let her go without making her pay the price.

"Is everything fine?", Aarav approached me quietly, I sighed before shaking my head.

"Why is she here, Kabir?", Mom asked and I thought she was angry, but when I saw her, she looked genuinely curious.

"Reyansh?"

"He's sleeping. Ahana is with him. She doesn't want to leave his side.", Mom smiled.

"She's- She's pregnant.", I whispered and heard her gasp.

"What!?"

"And she was trying to run away! If not for Reyansh, she would have never told me! Can you believe it, Mom!? She was about to leave the country with the child that possibly could be mine!", I gritted out slamming the glass harshly on bar counter.

"What the hell do you mean possibly yours!?", Aarav turned me sharply to face him.

"She's sleeping around so I don't know whose-", I stumbled back when he launched a punch on my face.

"What the fuck, dude!?", I yelled as I staggered back to my feet. Holding my jaw, I fixed it before glaring hard at him.

"How could you say something like that about her!?"

"Because I know her!", I yelled.

"You don't know anything!", He screamed back.

"Oh I know enough about that bitch! She's a fucking whore! She sleeps with anyone! She's-", I fell down when he punched me twice. Jumping back of my feet, I grabbed his collar and warned him with my eyes to not continue with this anymore. "One more and I'll forget you're my brother!"

"When you haven't!? When you haven't treated relationships like game!?", He yelled as he yanked himself free.

"Aarav-"

"Mom, stop! Stop hiding him from the truth so much that he can't face the reality anymore! He needs to see what mistakes he has done! He needs to see the mirror of his old self! He destroyed everyone, Mom! He destroyed your trust. He destroyed our brotherhood! He destroyed Ahana's relationship! He destroyed his own wife and son's potential chance at receiving a happy family! He completely fucked up everyone's life and he needs to see that!", He screamed, freezing me.

"What the fuck he's talking about, Mom?", I demanded in whisper as I turned to my mother.

"You want to know the truth!?", He made me face him. "I'll tell you. The woman you are claiming to be a whore, was once your wife. The girl whose innocence you once played with. You know what you did? You made her fall for you, married her and then betrayed her. You were so fucking stuck in your childhood that it hindered your ability to love and trust anymore. And the small child sleeping inside!? He's your fucking son, Mr. Kabir Raichand!", He smirked sarcastically at me but there was pain hidden in his eyes.

"She's-"

"She's your wife!"

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